News: a Dutch firm specialising in floating structures has unveiled plans for a hotel shaped like a snowflake with a glass roof so that guests can watch the Northern Lights while bobbing off the coast of Tromso in Norway. (more...)

Briefed to design a holiday home that feels like a campsite, Australian studio Dunn & Hillam Architects has completed a residence in New South Wales based on the old "dogtrot houses" of the American deep south (+ slideshow). (more...)

See the latest from our recruitment site Dezeen Jobs, including positions with Studio Fuksas, Büro Ole Scheeren and Studio Toogood, who designed a boutique for Dubai fashion brand Mahani (pictured). This is also the last chance to apply for roles with Heatherwick Studio, David Chipperfield Architects, Marcel Wanders and more... (more...)

News: construction is now underway on a building designed by Vietnamese firm Vo Trong Nghia Architects for a technical university near Hanoi, featuring a chequerboard facade of concrete slabs and tree-filled balconies (+ slideshow). (more...)